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India is pushing for Chabahar port to be a conduit for trade to Central Asia at the ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held in Tashkent.
Key Points:
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Chabahar Port:
- Location: Chabahar port is located in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan provinces on the edge of the Indian Ocean.
- It possess direct ocean access and is the only deep-sea port in Iran.
- Important Commercial Hub: It acts as a key transit centre on the burgeoning International North-South Transport Corridor.
- Chabahar would offer landlocked Central Asian countries access to sea-based trading routes and serve as a bulwark against Chinese and Russian attempts to dominate trade in the region.
Significance of the Chabahar Port for India:
- For India, the Chabahar port is viewed as an opportunity to strengthen India’s position as a regional and global power.
- Chabahar port will benefit India in countering presence of China in the Arabian Sea as China has been trying to develop the Gwadar port in Pakistan.
- It is considered a gateway to harness the trade opportunities by India with Central Asian countries.
- Chabahar port connects India to Afghanistan, bypassing the Land border with Pakistan.
